http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Water_TobogganWater Toboggan - Revision history2026-09-21T21:51:57ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.0http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Water_Toboggan&diff=15783&oldid=prevParkadmin at 03:46, 19 December 20252025-12-19T03:46:37Z<p></p>
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</table>Parkadminhttp://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Water_Toboggan&diff=15327&oldid=prevParkadmin at 04:21, 13 December 20252025-12-13T04:21:24Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide has been seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the base of the tower, up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide has been seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the base of the tower, up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using rented<ref name="methods">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayjo161900newy/page/791/mode/1up Operating Methods of the Columbus Railway Company].''The Street Railway Journal.'' Vol. 16. 1900. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /> It was described as a "'shoot-the-chutes' on a small scale" by the ''Street Railway Journal''.<ref name="methods" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using rented<ref name="methods">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayjo161900newy/page/791/mode/1up Operating Methods of the Columbus Railway Company].''The Street Railway Journal.'' Vol. 16. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">No. 35. Sept. 1, </ins>1900. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /> It was described as a "'shoot-the-chutes' on a small scale" by the ''Street Railway Journal''.<ref name="methods" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </del>seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bottom </del>of the tower <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">has been </ins>seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">base </ins>of the tower<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using rented<ref name="methods">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayjo161900newy/page/791/mode/1up Operating Methods of the Columbus Railway Company].''The Street Railway Journal.'' Vol. 16. 1900. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /> It was described as a "'shoot-the-chutes' on a small scale" by the ''Street Railway Journal''.<ref name="methods" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using rented<ref name="methods">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayjo161900newy/page/791/mode/1up Operating Methods of the Columbus Railway Company].''The Street Railway Journal.'' Vol. 16. 1900. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /> It was described as a "'shoot-the-chutes' on a small scale" by the ''Street Railway Journal''.<ref name="methods" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1901, Frank E. Grove and Frank Roddy were injured when the ride broke in two about halfway down. Grove's right foot was caught in the rollers, and three of his toes were broken, his leg was wrenched, and the right side of his body was bruised. Roddy was thrown from the ride and received painful bruises.<ref>"Hurt on Toboggan: Bunch of Accidents at Olentangy Park—Fine Ambulance Run." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 1, 1901. Page 10.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1901, Frank E. Grove and Frank Roddy were injured when the ride broke in two about halfway down. Grove's right foot was caught in the rollers, and three of his toes were broken, his leg was wrenched, and the right side of his body was bruised. Roddy was thrown from the ride and received painful bruises.<ref>"Hurt on Toboggan: Bunch of Accidents at Olentangy Park—Fine Ambulance Run." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 1, 1901. Page 10.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[E. Joy Morris]] is reported to have built a "roller coaster" or "toboggan" at the park by 1903. It is unknown which roller coaster. Morris also built the first [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref>Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">rented<ref name="methods">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayjo161900newy/page/791/mode/1up Operating Methods of the Columbus Railway Company].''The Street Railway Journal.'' Vol. 16. 1900. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> </ins>standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" /> It was described as a "'shoot-the-chutes' on a small scale" by the ''Street Railway Journal''.<ref name="methods</ins>" /></div></td></tr>
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</table>Parkadminhttp://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Water_Toboggan&diff=14617&oldid=prevParkadmin at 04:59, 9 November 20252025-11-09T04:59:20Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the excursion manager for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref name="excursion2">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-excursion-agent/184599150/ The Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 4</ins>. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Columbus Railway Company<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces, rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">amusement </del>manager and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">excursion manager</del><ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for the Columbus Railway Company </del>since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">excursion </ins>manager <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for Olentangy Park<ref name="excursion">''[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-signal-j-w-pickens-beco/184598729/ The Zanesville Signal (Zanesville, Ohio)].'' April 11, 1900. Page 2. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Columbus Railway Company</ins><ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900. Accessed through the Library of Congress.</ref> since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1906, the water toboggan was included in the bathing pavilion's price: {{Tooltip |text = 10 cents|tooltip = $3.57 in 2025 dollars}} for children and {{Tooltip |text = 15 cents|tooltip = $5.36 in 2025 dollars}} for adults. This included transport across the river, bathing suits, and dressing rooms.<ref>"Bathing at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1906. Page 2.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1906, the water toboggan was included in the bathing pavilion's price: {{Tooltip |text = 10 cents|tooltip = $3.57 in 2025 dollars}} for children and {{Tooltip |text = 15 cents|tooltip = $5.36 in 2025 dollars}} for adults. This included transport across the river, bathing suits, and dressing rooms.<ref>"Bathing at Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' June 17, 1906. Page 2.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Accessed through the Library of Congress</ins>.</ref> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks]." ''The Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 11. No. 2. Page 89. Feb. 15, 1901<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Accessed through the Internet Archive</ins>.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks." ''The Street Railway Review<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1901. </del>Vol. 11. Page 89. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Chicago: Street Railway Review Publishing Company</del>.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built in the ravine, across from the boat dock, the [[Bathing Pavilion]] and [[Water Toboggan]] were installed at Olentangy Park in 1900. The bathhouse was 100 by 13 feet and 9 feet tall. The slide was 50 feet wide, coming off a tower that was 12 by 13 feet, with the platform 30 feet above the bathhouse roof, making the length around 100 feet long. Since the ground was about 3 feet above the water, the tower was estimated to be 46 feet above the water. Invented by J. W. Pickens, the amusement manager and excursion manager<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev10amer/mode/2up The Street Railway Review].'' Vol. 10. No. 6. Page 350. June 15, 1900.</ref><ref>The Columbus Railway Company. "Park Excursion Arrangements." ''[https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/columbusohio190000colu/columbusohio190000colu.pdf Columbus, Ohio, 1900 Illustrated Guide to the City and Pleasure Resorts with Map and Street Railway Directions].'' 1900.</ref> for the Columbus Railway Company since 1899, the slide was seen as a low-cost ride to build and maintain at parks with water features. It was built of 2-by-4-inch lumber. Access to the platform came from a central office at the bottom of the tower and up 3-foot-wide stairs.<ref name="toboggan">"<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://archive.org/details/streetrailwayrev11amer/mode/2up </ins>Toboggan Slide for Pleasure Parks<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>." ''The Street Railway Review<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' Vol. 11<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. No. 2</ins>. Page 89. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Feb. 15, 1901</ins>.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Riders using standard ice slide toboggans (16 inches wide and varying from 3 to 6 feet long) faced a 40-foot drop followed by a second 15-foot drop, ending in water two feet deep at the end of the slide and 10 feet deep 30 feet away. The average slope was about 2.5 horizontal to 1 vertical, with the lower end tangent to the water and two horizontal portions joined by the two reverse curves. The ride was 40.5 feet wide, divided into two parts, 18 inches wide by 1.5-by-6-inch pieces rounded on top to avoid sharp corners. The left-hand part (slide proper) was not floored. The right-hand side was floored, allowing riders to make their way back up with a railing. The stringers on the slide were 2 by 4 inches, supported on posts, and held together by half-inch tie-rods spaced 18 inches apart. The slide had iron rollers 1.5 inches in diameter and 18 inches long, spaced 18 inches apart. They were placed between the tie-rods, leaving holes in the "floor" only 9 inches wide. Gravel was dumped in the water to make a "clean and more agreeable bottom" instead of the existing mud.<ref name="toboggan" /></div></td></tr>
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